Cottage Grove, Minnesota - City Information, Fast Facts, Schools, Colleges, and More

Demographics

People

Total Population	36,221
Male Share of the Population	49.8%
Female Share of the Population	50.2%
Senior Citizens	10.6%
Employed Population 16+	19,336
Age of the Population	36

Families

% of people married	59.3%
Average household size	3

Education and Earnings

Population % with Bachelor Degree or Higher	36.1%
Median Earnings25+	$53,397
Median Earnings Without High School Qualification	$37,663
Median Earnings With High School Degree	$43,969

Wealth

Median Family Income	$106,519
% Above Poverty Level	96.3%
% Below Poverty Level	3.7%

Commute & Sprawl

Average Commute Time	25 minutes
% Working from Home	4.1%
% Walking and Biking to Work	0.8%
% Using Public Transportation	2.5%

Housing

People Living Alone	16.7%
Median Gross Rent	$1,298
Median House Value	$237,100

Ancestry

German	36%
Other(often includes Hispanic and African American)	18.2%
Norwegian	12.3%
Irish	11.9%
Swedish	7.6%
Polish	6.1%
English	5.5%
Italian	4.1%
French Except Basque	3.2%
Czech	1.8%
African	1.8%
Canadian	1.8%
Danishn	1.4%
Dutch	1.3%
Scottish	0.9%
Nigerian	0.8%
Finnish	0.7%
Swiss	0.5%
Arab	0.4%
Welsh	0.4%
Russian	0.4%
Austrian	0.4%
Hungarian	0.4%
Croatian	0.4%
Ethiopian	0.3%
Slovak	0.3%
Greek	0.3%
Ukrainian	0.3%
Lebanese	0.2%
Belgian	0.2%
Romanian	0.2%
Lithuanian	0.2%
Jamaican	0.1%
West Indian	0.1%
Iranian	0.1%
Egyptian	0.1%
Luxemburger	0.1%
Portuguese	0.1%
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Cottage Grove Almanac

Category	Value
County	Washington County
Standard Zip Codes	55016
Phone Area Codes	651
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Approximate Latitude	44.81
Approximate Longitude	-92.92

Cottage Grove Climate

Nearest Weather Stations

Notes:

Temp ranges are avg daily min and max for the month
Precipitation is rainfall (and rainfall equiv of snowfall)

Station	HASTINGS DAM 2
Distance	5.7 miles
Jan Temp	2 to 21 F
Apr Temp	36 to 55 F
Jul Temp	62 to 82 F
Oct Temp	39 to 58 F
Annual Precip	29.9 inches

Station	ROSEMOUNT AGRI EXP STN
Distance	10.9 miles
Jan Temp	0 to 20 F
Apr Temp	34 to 56 F
Jul Temp	61 to 81 F
Oct Temp	37 to 59 F
Annual Precip	34.6 inches

Station	MINNEAPOLIS INTL AP
Distance	14.7 miles
Jan Temp	4 to 22 F
Apr Temp	36 to 57 F
Jul Temp	63 to 83 F
Oct Temp	39 to 58 F
Annual Precip	29.4 inches

Nearby Cities and Towns

Location	Population	Median Family Income
Hastings	22,690	$86,141
Inver Grove Heights	35,197	$93,274
Newport	3,506	$75,536
South St. Paul	20,256	$69,059
St. Paul Park	5,372	$82,833
Woodbury	68,686	$127,222

Cottage Grove Public Schools

Armstrong Elementary
8855 Inwood Ave S
ZIP: 55016
(651) 768-4100
Primary
Total Enrollment 340

Cottage Grove Elementary
7447 65th St S
ZIP: 55016
(651) 768-5800
Primary
Total Enrollment 538

Cottage Grove Middle School
9775 Indian Blvd S
ZIP: 55016
(651) 768-6800
Middle
Total Enrollment 1168

Crestview Elementary
7830 80th St S
ZIP: 55016
(651) 768-3800
Primary
Total Enrollment 267

Early Childhood Program
8400 E Point Douglas Rd S
ZIP: 55016
(651) 458-6121
Primary
Total Enrollment 423

Grey Cloud Elementary
9525 Indian Blvd S
ZIP: 55016
(651) 768-4200
Primary
Total Enrollment 682

Hillside Elementary
8177 Hillside Tr S
ZIP: 55016
(651) 768-4000
Primary
Total Enrollment 455

Nuevas Fronteras
7830 80th St S
ZIP: 55016
(651) 768-3800
Primary
Total Enrollment 363

Park Senior High
8040 80th St S
ZIP: 55016
(651) 768-3700
High
Total Enrollment 1784

Pine Hill Elementary
9015 Hadley Ave S
ZIP: 55016
(651) 768-3900
Primary
Total Enrollment 383

Place
7362 E Point Douglas Rd S
ZIP: 55016
(651) 458-6201
Other
Total Enrollment 5

So Wash High School Diploma Program
8400 E Point Douglas Rd
ZIP: 55016
(651) 458-6643
High
Total Enrollment 26

South Washington Alternative Hs
8400 E Point Douglas Rd S
ZIP: 55016
(651) 458-7000
High
Total Enrollment 99

Transitions
7155 80th St S
ZIP: 55016
(651) 768-5349
High
Total Enrollment 66

Sources :

American Community Survey, 2017, U.S. Census Bureau, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/
Hospitals, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/hospitals, accessed November 2017
Private Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/private-schools, accessed November 2017
Public Libraries Survey, 2015, Institute of Museum and Library Services, https://www.imls.gov/research-evaluation/data-collection/public-libraries-survey
Public Schools, Homeland Infrastructure Foundation, https://hifld-geoplatform.opendata.arcgis.com/datasets/public-schools , accessed November 2017
ZIP Code Database (All ZIPs with cities used by USPS plus the primary timezone, area code, and county), 2017, https://www.unitedstateszipcodes.org/zip-code-database/

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